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Unit 3 Faster, higher and stronger
Understanding ideas
How much do you know about this sport?
Pre-reading: 1. Match the five basketball positions to their descriptions
Pre-reading: 1. Match the five basketball positions to their descriptions
控球手
最佳传球手
投手
运动场的边沿
运动能力最出色的球员
罚球区
得分手
A
E
B
C
D
Height
Strength
Toughness/perseverance...
2. What makes a successful basketball player?
Pre-reading:
3. Do you know the physical conditions of Curry?
Stephen Curry
Height
Weight
Position
1.91m
84kg
Point Guard
What is his road to success like?
Pre-reading:
1. What can you get from the title and pictures?
the process involving hard work or difficulties
Stephen Curry is successful.
2. What is the passage mainly about?
How he achieved success in basketball.
Predicting:
Reading for structure
Difficulties on the way to success
Success in NBA
Reasons for success
/Stephen’s life philosophy
Read para.1-3
poor living conditions—a narrow dirty road
a simple basket; muddy basket court lined by bumps and rocks
too short,
too thin,
too weak
External conditions
Internal conditions
What difficulties did Curry meet?
It is a sharp contrast to...
a _______ basket
___________ NBA courts
simple
bright & shiny
a far cry from
What did Curry learn from the muddy basketball court?
To be creative and flexible
Shoot accurately
Knowing _______________________wasn’t easy,
so he had to adjust____________________.
where the ball would go
his own playing style
Only when he shot perfectly at ________, the ball could go into________________________.
its centre
the heavy, thick basket
Reason:
Reason:
What qualities can we learn from Curry here?
Hard-work
Self-belief
perseverance
Despite many people thinking he couldn’t follow in his father’s footsteps, he carried on playing basketball.
Practicing day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his skills.
Stephen never gave up.
a small town
a small little-known school
the bright & shiny courts of NBA
These qualities paved his road to __________.
success
What has Stephen Curry achieved?
Selected for the NBA in 2009, Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors.
In 2015, Stephen won his first NBA championship, and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.
received the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row
连续
What contributed to Curry’s success?
self-belief
hard work
perseverance
some help from an old hoop
What is old hoop?
<写作手法> echo(呼应手法)
Internal qualities
External help
What can you learn from Curry’s story?
I can learn that________.
Useful expressions:
at a disadvantage 处于不利地位
overcome (v.)
Hard work pays off 功夫不负有心人
Road A
Road B
Road C
Road D
What is Stephen Curry’s road to success like?
16
childhood
poor conditions
small town
narrow dirt road
simple basket
muddy basketball court
weak plastic backboard
bumps and rocks
adjusted
practiced
learned
childhood
poor conditions
small town
narrow dirt road
simple basket
muddy basketball court
weak plastic backboard
bumps and rocks
adjusted
learned
practiced
high school
doubts from people
too short
too thin
too weak
carried on
would not give up
Davidson college
became a star player
2009
was selected for Golden State Warriors
2015
won his first NBA championship
received the MVP for two years in a row(2015-16)
What qualities does Stephen Curry have?
self-belief
hard work
perseverance
Anything is possible!
The road to success can be full of obstacles, doubts and uncertainties;
“put in the time and the work”,
“be myself
(believe in myself)”,
“work every single day to get better”.
like Stephen Curry, I need to …
Be confident, diligent,perseverant and devoted!
a muddy basketball court
be creative and flexible
too short, too thin and too weak
give up
self-belief, hard work, perseverance and some help from an old hoop
Language study--phrases
持球手
主要投手
强壮的、擅长运动的adj.
在团队中
接球
得到一分
在团队中
Language study--phrases
通往成功的道路
与…相去甚远
闪亮的球场
美国国家篮球协会
在电线杆上系一块塑料
多泥的adj.
随着每一次投篮,脆弱的塑料篮板都会往下垮。
向各个方向反弹(2)
高精度投篮
日复一日
精进技能
追随某人的脚步
继续;保持;
明星选手
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他的表现出乎所有人的意料。
持续的努力
连续地
开始做…
重视这样一个事实…
投入时间和精力
一天比一天好
一个活生生的证据…
凡事皆有可能。
Language study
Where-clause
Language study
doing (non-finite verb)
《大白》P59
Language study
done (non-finite verb)
《大白》P58
Language study
Clauses (how many clauses are there in Para.5?)
1. What I wanted to do was just be myself...
2. …a lot of people who love the game of basketball to value the skill of it
3. …value the fact that you can work every single day to get better.
4. That's how I got here.
5. That's how I continue to get better every single day."
6-8. Stephen Curry is living proof that what other people think of you does not have to influence what you become.
9. …he has shown that anything is possible.
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2
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4
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Language study
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